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CHAPTER
Test A #--Reform in the Gilded Age
(1876-1920)
KEY TERMS AND PEOPLE
Choose the phrase that best matches each term, name, or concept from the list below.
Then, write the letter of the definition in the answer space. (4 points each)
- 1. Federal Trade Commission
a. made it illegal to sell alcoholic drinks
2. Eighteenth Amendment
-3. Nineteenth Amendment
b. guarantees women the right to vote
c. prevents companies from unfairly destroying
competitors
APPLYING MAIN IDEAS
Four choices are given for each of the following questions. Write the letter of the correct
choice in the answer space. (4 points each)
-4. Reformers in the Gilded Age criticized the spoils system because it
a. reduced the power of muckrakers.
b. spread corruption.
c. reduced the number of government appointments.
d. led to the rise of the Progressives.
-5. Which statement summarizes the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act?
a. to prohibit businesses from limiting competition
b. to prevent labor unions from blocking free trade
c. to regulate civil service jobs
d. to ban business practices such as pools and rebates
Use this chart and your knowledge of social
studies to answer questions 6 and 7.
-6.
Which of these people would be
MOST likely to agree with the
goals in the chart?
a. Robert LaFollette
b. William Tweed
Goals
Achievements
voter power
b the
more democracy
b
economic fairness
for all
b
recall
c. Collis Huntinndon
d. Charles ~ u i t e a u
-7. Which achievement is related to more democracy on the chart?
a. lower tariffs on imports
b. federal income tax
c. direct election of senators
d. regulation of railroads
-8. What is one reason the Progressives turned against President William Howard
Taft?
a. He vetoed a law establishing an eight-hour workday for government workers.
b. He opposed government investigation of child labor problems.
c. He fired a Forest Service official in a dispute over the sale of wilderness lands.
d. He did not break up as many trusts as President Theodore Roosevelt had.
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- 9. Which of the following was NOT a way that political bosses gained power?
a. They controlled work done locally
b. They broadened public services.
c. They gave gifts to the needy.
d. They provided jobs.
- 10. Which of the following statements about the women's suffrage movement is
NOT true?
a. In the early 1900s,women won the right to vote in three fourths of the states.
b. The National Woman Suffrage Association called for a constitutional
amendment to give women the right to vote.
c. In 1917, women suffragists staged silent protests outside the White House.
d. Delegates to the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention supported giving women
the right to vote.
Use this map and your knowledge of social studies to answer questions 11and 12.
- 11. In which part of the country did Wilson win all the electoral votes?
a. the Northwest
b. the Northeast
c. the South
d. the Southwest
- 12. Which statement is BEST supported by the information on the map?
a. Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft split the Republican vote.
b. Wilson captured the majority of the popular vote.
c. More people voted for Taft than voted for Roosevelt.
d. Southerners favored Roosevelt.
- 13. Which African American journalist campaigned against mob violence aimed
a t African Americans?
a. W.E.B. Du Bois
b. Ida B. Wells
c. Booker T. Washington
d. Sarah Walker
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- 14. Muckrakers fought corruption by
a. arousing public opinion.
b. taking control of large corporations.
c. running for political office.
d. forming good-government leagues.
- 15. Which of these groups led the crusade against the sale of alcoholic beverages?
a. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
b. National Woman Suffrage Association
c. Women's Christian Temperance Union
d. Society of American Indians
- 16. What were two of President Woodrow Wilson's Progressive goals?
a. to break up trusts and to encourage competition
b. to raise tariffs and to lower interest rates
c. to control the money supply and to establish an income tax
d. to attract foreign businesses and to investigate unions
- 17. Which of the following is NOT an example of new opportunities for women in
the late 1800s?
a. Women formed clubs that promoted reforms.
b. Women entered the new profession of social work.
c. Women won the right to vote in most states.
d. Women became lawyers and doctors.
- 18. Which policy of the Society of American Indians eventually caused it to close
down?
a. It supported the abolishment of reservations.
b. It pressured Congress to repeal the Dawes Act.
c. It promoted selling reservation land to speculators.
d. It educated white Americans about Indian life.
- 19. Mexican Americans formed self-help groups known as
a. 10s nortes.
b. mutualistas.
c. barrios.
d. Mexicanos.
-20. What was the purpose of the 1907 "Gentlemen's Agreement" between the
United States and Japan?
a. to prevent Japanese wives from joining their husbands in the United States
b. to promote understanding of Japanese culture
c. to ensure equal treatment for Japanese American workers
d. to stop Japanese workers from going to the United States
CHAPTER
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Test B #--Reform in the Gilded Age
(1876-1920)
HEY TERMS AND PEOPLE
Choose the phrase that best matches each term, name, or concept from the list below.
Then, write the letter of the definition in the answer space. (4 points each)
-1. initiative
a. power of voters to put a bill on the ballot with an
opportunity to vote it into law
-2. conservation
b. right of voters to put a bill before a state legislature
-3. referendum
c. protection of natural resources
APPLYING MAIN IDEAS
Four choices are given for each of the following questions. Write the letter of the correct
choice in the answer space. (4 points each)
-4. What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
a. to prohibit rebates and pools
b. to forbid the use of strikes by labor unions
c. to regulate businesses that crossed state lines
d. to prevent big businesses from limiting competition
-5. One reason Progressives turned against President William Howard Taft was
that he
a. failed to break up bad trusts.
b. vetoed new safety rules for mines.
c. raised tariffs on imported goods.
d. opposed the graduated income tax.
Use this chart a
& your knowledge of social
studies to answer questions 6 and 7.
- 6. Which of the following would be
MOST likely to agree with the
goals in the chart?
a. political bosses
b. Progressives
c. wealthy industrialists
d. senators
-7. Which of the following achievements relates MOST closely to economic fairness
for all on the chart?
a. patronage
b. referendum
c. graduated income tax
d. lower tariffs
-8. Who would have been helped by the creation of the Civil Service Commission?
a. loyal political supporters seeking government jobs
b. qualified applicants for government jobs
c. wealthy bankers seeking to influence government officials
d. job applicants who did not score well on civil service examinations
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- 9. What was one effect of corruption on city government?
a. Bribery became a common way of doing business.
b. City s e ~ c e became
s
more efficient.
c. Businesses competed for local jobs.
d. Political bosses provided housing for the needy.
- 10. Which of the following BEST describes how women won the right to vote?
a. The women's suffrage movement lobbied Congress.
b. Seneca Falls delegates persuaded President Wilson to approve suffrage.
c. Under pressure from a few women, Congress passed the Nineteenth
Amendment.
d. Fifty years of effort by suffragists secured approval of the Nineteenth
Amendment.
Use the information in the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer questions
11 and 12.
- 11. In which of the following states did the Republican Party candidate win?
a. Utah and New Hampshire
b. Washington and Pennsylvania
c. Texas and Florida
d. Michigan and New York
- 12. Which statement is BEST supported by the information on the map?
a. The Republicans carried the South.
b. Wilson won the states bordering the Great Lakes.
c. Taft made a strong showing in the West.
d. Wilson won the southeastern states.
- 13. Which statement describes the experiences of African Americans during the
Progressive Era?
a. President Woodrow Wilson ended segregation of government workers by race.
b. President Theodore Roosevelt blocked the dishonorable discharge of an
African American regiment.
c. African Americans experienced discrimination throughout the United States.
d. Jim Crow laws ended segregation in public establishments.
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14. Why was the name muckrakers given to some members of the press during
the Progressive Era?
a. because they exposed public corruption
b. because they wrote about poor sanitation services
c. because they worked to change public opinion
d. because they were themselves corrupt reporters
15. Which of the following summarizes opportunities for women in the late 1800s?
a. Some women overcame great obstacles to earn professional degrees.
b. Many women were in charge of libraries, schools, and parks.
c. African American women gained the right to vote.
d. White and African American women entered formerly all-male professions.
16. What new immigration pattern occurred following passage of the Chinese
Exclusion Act in 1882?
a. Employers brought Chinese workers into the United States illegally.
b. Employers hired workers from Japan and the Philippines.
c. Chinese immigrants settled in Hawaii.
d. Mexican immigrants came to southern California.
17. All of the following were concerns that shaped politics during the Gilded Age
EXCEPT
a. bribery.
b. merit.
c. patronage.
d. voter fraud.
18. Women often supported the temperance movement because
a. temperance was the major concern of the suffragists.
b. they disapproved of bootleggers.
c. drinking caused violence and economic hardship for families.
d. most liquor manufacturers used child labor.
19. Like other immigrants, Mexican Americans
a. settled mostly in eastern cities.
b. preserved their heritage after they came to the United States.
c. established unions to pressure employers for higher wages.
d. encountered very little discrimination in employment.
20. Which statement BEST describes one major effect of the Dawes Act?
a. Native Americans adapted from a hunting to a farming culture.
b. Native American families profited from their assigned plots of land.
c. Speculators persuaded many Native Americans to sell reservation land.
d. Native Americans gained vast tracts of prime farmland.
CHAPTER
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Test A #--Becoming a World Power
(1865-1916)
KEY TERMS AND PEOPLE
Choose the phrase that best matches each term, name, or concept from the list below.
Then, write the letter of the definition in the answer space. (4 points each)
-1. protectorate
a. a wartime act of cruelty and brutality
-2. atrocity
b. a policy focused on controlling the affairs of weaker countries
-3. isolationism
c. a country dominated by a more powerful nation
-4. imperialism
d. a policy of noninvolvement in the affairs of other nations
-5. expansionism
e. a policy aimed at extending national boundaries
APPLYING MAIN IDEAS
Four choices are given for each of the following questions. Write the letter of the correct
choice in the answer space. (4 points each)
- 6. Why did European powers agree to the Open Door Policy for China that was
suggested by the United States?
a. They believed that colonial powers should share foreign trade opportunities equally.
b. They needed allies to defend against the power of the Chinese emperor.
c. They had already exhausted many of China's trade resources.
d. They feared the power of the United States.
- 7. What American action prompted the Japanese emperor to sign the Treaty of
Kanagawa?
a. an American show of force using steam-powered warships
b. a belief that Americans would protect Japanese ports from the Germans
c. an offer of financial aid to develop more Japanese ports
d. a desire to protect Japanese culture from European influences
- 8. What discovery in the 1890s changed Americans' minds about "Seward's Folly"?
a. Prospectors found gold.
b. Loggers found rich stands of timber.
c. Miners found large deposits of copper.
d. Drillers found deposits of petroleum and natural gas.
- 9. Who won the battle against the mosquito in the Panama Canal Zone?
a. John J. Pershing
b. John Hay
c. George Goethels
d. William Gorgas
- 10. Which of the following BEST describes the cause of the explosion aboard the
United States battleship Maine?
a. It was a Cuban rebel bomb.
b. It was a secret Spanish attack.
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c. It remains a mystery to this day.
d. It is now known to have been an
accident.
Use this quotation and your knowledge of social
studies to answer questions 11and 12.
- 11. What position did the author of the
quote hold at the time the letter was
written?
a. President of the United States
b. Queen of Hawaii
c. Queen of Spain
d. President of Panama
Liliuokalani, letter to the
U.S. government, 1893
'7 yield to the superior force of the
United States ofAmerica. ...To avoid
any collision of armed forces and perhaps the loss of life, I do this under
protest . . . and yield my authority."
- 12. Which of the following statements is the BEST interpretation of the meaning
of this quotation?
a. 'With the help of my people, I will resist American intervention in our
affairs."
b. "If I am allowed to remain queen, I will work under the authority of American planters."
c. "To avoid war with the United States, I will step down as head of government."
d. "I gladly accept the protection of the United States Marines sent to help me
keep my throne."
- 13. Which of these statements BEST explains how the United States gained land
in Samoa?
a. The Samoan government asked to become an American territory.
b. The United States negotiated a deal with European colonial powers.
c. The United States defeated the German fleet in a naval battle.
d. The United States signed a treaty with the Samoan government.
- 14.
From the perspective of the United States, what was the MOST important
effect of Commodore Perry's mission to Japan?
a. Japan set out to become a modern industrial nation.
b. Japan opened two of its ports to American trade.
c. Japan became aware of the power of Western industrial nations.
d. Japanese rulers saw steam-powered ships for the first time.
- 15. What did John Hay mean when he called the Spanish-American War "a splen-
did little war"?
a. Battles took place only on the island of Cuba.
b. The only battles took place on the Philippine Islands.
c. The war lasted several years and included several major battles.
d. The United States won a quick and relatively easy victory.
- 16. Which of the following was NOT a reason that Theodore Roosevelt intervened
in Latin American affairs?
a. to promote moral diplomacy
b. to protect American interests
c. to prevent European interference
d. to preserve law and order
Unit 7 1 Chapter 23 Test A 31
Use this map and your knowledge of
social studies to answer questions 17
and 18.
- 17. Which geographical term
BEST describes the dark
shaded area on the map?
a. island
b. continent
c. isthmus
d. hemisphere
- 18.
Which of the following
countries, represented by
slanted lines on the map,
lost territory as a result of
American actions?
a. Panama
b. Mexico
Panama Canal
c. Colombia
d. Venezuela
- 19.
Which of the following BEST summarizes the results of the Spanish-American War?
a. The United States granted Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines limited
independence.
b. The United States granted Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines full
independence.
c. The United States returned control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the
Philippines to Spain.
d. The United States returned the Philippines to Spain but kept Cuba
and Puerto Rico.
-20.
What happened after the United States sent troops into Mexico in the
early 1900s?
a. American troops helped overthrow the government of Venustiano Carranza.
b. Strained relations between the two nations led to war in 1916.
c. Strained relations between the two countries stopped short of all-out war.
d. "Pancho" Villa used Mexican anger to become president of Mexico.
CHAPTER
Becoming a W o r l d Power
(1865-1916)
KEY TERMS AND PEOPLE
Choose the phrase that best matches each term, name, or concept from the list below.
Then, write the letter of the definition in the answer space. (4 points each)
-1. dollar diplomacy
a. to move opposition groups into detention camps
-2. reconcentration
b. a policy associated with President Taft's Latin America
strategy
-3.
corollary
-4. moral diplomacy
c. a policy associated with President Wilson's view of
imperialism
-5. annex
d. to take over or add a territory
e. an addition to an existing policy or doctrine
APPLYING MAIN IDEAS
Four choices are given for each of the following questions. Write the letter of the correct
choice in the answer space. (4 points each)
-
6. Why was the Boxer Rebellion significant to United States foreign policy?
a. It showed that Americans were ready to take a larger role in world affairs.
b. It was the first application of Wilson's moral diplomacy.
c. It represented the first defeat of the United States by a foreign power.
d. It marked the end of the Open Door Policy in China.
-
7. The dates 1870-1914 are associated with
a. the Spanish-American War.
c. the Boxer Rebellion.
b. the Platt Amendment.
d. the Age of Imperialism.
- 8. What two economic considerations caused European countries to seek
possessions in Africa and Asia?
a. the need for raw materials and a desire to control foreign markets
b. the need for exotic foods and new medicines
c. the duty to spread their religion and "civilize" other peoples
d. the desire to keep sailors and shipbuilders off unemployment rolls
-
9. Who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal?
a. John J. Pershing
c. George Goethels
b. William Gorgas
d. John Hay
- 10. Which of the following was NOT a factor that led Americans to call for war
with Spain?
a. sensational stories in the "yellow press"
b. sympathy for the Cuban freedom movement
c. a dispute over southwestern lands
d. the explosion aboard the battleship Maine
Unit 7 / Chapter 23 Test B 33
Use this quotation and your knowledge of social
studies to answer questions 11and 12.
-11. This
letter is related to which of the
following?
a. the Spanish-American War
b. the Hawaiian Revolution
c. the Boxer Rebellion
d. the Cuban Independence
Movement
Liliuokalani, letter to the
U.S. government, 1893
"Iyield to the superior force of the
United States ofAmerica. . . . To avoid
any collision of armed forces and perhaps the loss of life, I do this under
protest. . . and yield my authority."
- 12. What was President Grover Cleveland's response to the events that inspired
Liliuokalani's letter?
a. He said that American interference was "disgraceful."
b. He recommended immediate statehood for the islands.
c. He strengthened American naval power to protect the islands.
d. He negotiated a settlement with Germany and Britain for control of the
islands.
- 13.
Which statement BEST summarizes the actions of the United States after the
Spanish-American War?
a. The United States treated Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as
colonies.
b. The United States offered statehood to each captured territory.
c. The United States helped Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines achieve
their freedom.
d. The United States imposed a democratic government on Spain and its
territories.
- 14. Secretary of State William Seward's desire to dominate trade in the Pacific
resulted in the annexation of Midway Island and
a. the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
b. the short but devastating war with Germany.
c. the destruction of the British naval fleet near Samoa.
d. the visit of Captain Cook to the Hawaiian Islands.
- 15. President Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick policy is MOST associated with
which of the following regions?
a. Southeast Asia
b. Latin America
c. East Asia
d. North Africa
- 16. The Roosevelt Corollary was based on which earlier policy forbidding European
colonization in the Americas?
a. the Monroe Doctrine
b. the Open Door Policy
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c. the Treaty of Kanagawa
d. the Foraker Act
Use this map and your knowledge of
social studies to answer questions 17
and 18.
-17.
What country is shown as
the dark shaded area on the
map?
a. Mexico
b. United States
c. Panama
d. Colombia
-18. Which statement is BEST
Panama Canal
PAClFIC
supported by the map?
OCEAN
a. The Panama Canal runs
east and west through
Central America.
b. The Panama Canal runs northeast and southwest through Mexico.
c. The Panama Canal runs east and south through Colombia.
d. The Panama Canal runs northeast and southwest through Central America.
- 19. What do the battles of Manila Bay, San Juan Hill, and Santiago Bay have in
common?
a. All three were American defeats in the Spanish-American War.
b. All three took place on or near islands in the Pacific Ocean.
c. All three took place on or near islands in the Caribbean Sea.
d. All three were American victories in the Spanish-American War.
-20. What action by General Francisco Villa caused Woodrow Wilson to send thou-
sands of soldiers into Mexico?
a. his attacks on American citizens in New Mexico
b. his arrest of several American sailors in Mexico
c. his support for Mexican Porfirio Diaz
d. the murder of Francisco Madero
CHAPTER
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Test A
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World W a r I
(1914-1918)
HEY TERMS AND PEOPLE
Choose the phrase that best matches each term, name, or concept from the list below.
Then, write the letter of the definition in the answer space. (4 points each)
a. ideas spread to help or hurt a cause
-1. armistice
-2. propaganda
b. payment for losses suffered during war
-3. reparation
c. agreement to stop fighting
APPLYING lMAIN IDEAS
Four choices are given for each of the following questions. Write the letter of the correct
choice in the answer space. (4 points each)
-4. What was one of the tensions in Europe that led t o World War I?
a. Russian people united by poverty overthrew their government.
b. Many people united by language and culture sought self-government.
c. A German submarine sank the British passenger ship the Lusitania.
d. The Treaty of Versailles placed difficult demands on Germany.
-5.
With which two countries did Austria-Hungary form the Triple Alliance?
a. Britain and France
c. Russia and Italy
b. Britain and Russia
d. Italy and Germany
-6. Why did Germany launch a "peace offensive" in 1918?
a. to negotiate a fair peace treaty
b. to persuade the United States to remain neutral
c. to attempt a final push to win the war
d. to encourage the Allies to accept the armistice
-7. How did Germany's sinking of the Lusitania increase the risk of war with the
United States?
a. The deaths of many American passengers on the British ship outraged President Wilson.
b. The sinking hurt the United States economy by halting United States trade
with Britain.
c. American ships responded by blockading German ports.
d. American ships responded by attacking German submarines.
-8.
Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points included all of the following EXCEPT
a. an end to secret agreements.
b. a limit on arms.
c. the principle of national self-determination.
d. the principle of international alliances.
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- 9. How did President Wilson hope to end World War I?
a. by halting trade with Europe.
b. by entering the United States into the war.
c. by declaring peace without victory.
d. by providing guns and tanks to the Allies.
Use this graph and your knowledge of social studies to answer
10 and 11.
- 10.
World War I Armed Forces Deaths
Germany
Which two members of
Russia
the Allies shown on
France
the graph suffered the
greatest number of
deaths during World Austria-Hungary
War I?
British Empire
a. France and AustriaUnited States
Hungary
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b. Russia and France
c. Germany and
France
d. Russia and the British Empire
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500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
Deaths
- 11. Which of the following statements is supported by the graph?
a. France lost more forces than Britain and the United States combined.
b. About equal numbers of Central Powers forces and Allied forces died.
c. About equal numbers of forces in Russia and Austria-Hungary died.
d. More United States forces than forces from the British Empire died.
- 12. Which of the following population changes occurred during World War I?
a. Competition for urban housing forced many Americans to move to the
country.
b. African Americans and Mexican Americans migrated from the South to
cities in the North.
c. Large numbers of German Americans were sent back to Germany.
d. European immigration to the United States greatly increased.
- 13. Why did the United States government create the War Industries Board?
a. to ensure that factories produced enough military supplies for the war
b. to educate soldiers
c. to ensure that young men registered for the military draft
d. to boost food production
- 14. President Wilson's goal for the League of Nations was
a. to protect the independence of all nations.
b. to end the right of national self-determination for Central Powers nations.
c. to ensure payment of reparations for losses during war.
d. to protect each member nation's own individual interests.
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- 15. Which of the following nations would have entered World War I if the Zimmer-
man plot had succeeded?
a. Serbia
b. Spain
c. Switzerland
d. Mexico
- 16. Why did American forces fight separately from Allied units when protecting
Belleau Wood?
a. to begin decreasing the United States involvement in the war
b. to distract German forces and prevent them from attacking Allied forces
c. to play an independent role in shaping the outcome of the war
d. to cover a wide territory while keeping German forces out of Paris
Use this quotation and your knowledge of
social studies to answer questions 17 and 18.
from a speech by Senator William
E. Borah, November 19,1919
". . . tell me what . . . protects the doctrine laid down by the Father of his
Country. That [doctrine] is surrendered, and we are a part of the European turmoils and conflicts from the
time we enter this league. . . ."
According to the quotation, which
of the following explains the specific purpose of the speech?
a. to support the United States in
the Treaty of Versailles
b. to oppose United States
membership in the League of
Nations
c. to argue against isolationism as the basis for American foreign policy
d. to oppose American entry into World War I
- 18. What is the larger issue that Senator Borah is concerned about in this quote?
a. trading with European nations
b. involving the United States in entangling alliances
c. limiting the power of President Wilson
d. ending World War I
- 19. Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of trench warfare?
a. heavy artillery bombardments
b. attacks and counterattacks across open land
c. short battles with relatively few deaths
d. use of poison gases on enemy troops
-20. Which of the following was a setback for the Allies in 1917?
a. the Zimmerman plot
b. the Russian Revolution
c. the Battle of the Argonne Forest
d. the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
CHAPTER
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Test B #--World War I
a
(1914-1918)
KEY TERMS AND PEOPLE
Choose the phrase that BEST matches each term, name, or concept from the list below.
Then, write the letter of the definition in the answer space. (4 points each)
a. extreme pride in one's nation
-1. bureaucracy
-2. militarism
-3. nationalism
b. system of managing government through departments
run by appointed officials
c. policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare
for war
APPLYING MAIN IDEAS
Four choices are given for each of the following questions. Write the letter of the correct
choice in the answer space. (4 points each)
-4.
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The War Labor Board helped industry during the war by
a. building factories.
b. telling factories what to produce.
c. providing labor for industry.
d. settling disputes between industry and unions.
-5. What role did President Wilson want the United States to play at the start of
World War I?
a. cutting off American supplies to every warring nation
b. entering the war on the side of Great Britain
c. arranging peace talks between the two sides
d. entering the war on Germany's side
-6. The shortage of agricultural labor during World War I was largely filled by
a. German Americans.
b. Mexican immigrants.
C. women.
d. European immigrants.
-.-5
-7. Which statement BEST describes the course of the war in early 1918?
d
a. German troops launched a massive offensive that almost reached the
French capital.
b. French troops launched a massive offensive that reached the German capital.
c. Russian troops launched a massive offensive that reached the German capital.
d. American troops launched a massive offensive into the Argonne Forest.
d
B
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-8. Which word BEST describes how the Allies reacted to Woodrow Wilson's peace
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plan?
a. enthusiastically
b. disapprovingly
c. obediently
d. indifferently
Unit 7 1Chapter 24 Test B 49
Use this graph and your knowledge of
social studies to answer questions 9
and 10.
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9. Which Allied nation shown
on the graph suffered the
greatest number of armed
forces deaths during World
War I?
a. Germany
b. Russia
c. France
d. Austria-Hungary
World War I Armed Forces Deaths
Germany
Russia
France
Austria-Hungary
British Empire
United States
0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
Deaths
- 10. Which of the following statements is partly supported by the information on
the graph?
a. The United States suffered the fewest deaths because it did not enter the
war until 1917.
b. France suffered the greatest number of deaths during the war because so
many battles were fought there.
c. Russia suffered the greatest number of deaths during the war because
Russia was involved for the longest time.
d. The British Empire suffered the fewest deaths because it had a smaller
population than other Allied nations.
- 11. Which
of the following did NOT move the United States toward war in 1917?
a. secret requests that Mexico attack the United States
b. the revolution that overthrew Nicholas I
c. renewed submarine attacks on American merchant ships
d. the German "Peace Offensive"
- 12. How did the American Expeditionary Forces help the Allies win the war?
a. They convinced German troops to rebel against their leaders.
b. They held secret talks with the German kaiser, which led to the armistice.
c. They fought alongside the Allies during the last battles.
d. They helped win the Battle of Belleau Wood and the Battle of the Argonne
Forest.
- 13.
Why was the Senate reluctant to approve the Treaty of Versailles?
a. Certain senators objected to the possibility of becoming involved in future
European wars.
b. Many senators thought that the treaty should demand more from Germany
c. Certain senators wanted the war to continue.
d. Growing numbers of Progressives in the Senate objected to the harsh
terms of the treaty.
- 14. Which of the following BEST describes trench warfare?
a. long, deadly struggles ending in clear victory for one side
b. long battles that often advanced over miles of territory a day
c. long, deadly struggles with little gain for either side
d. long battles involving a variety of successful attack strategies
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- 15.
Which of the following BEST summarizes the goal of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen
Points?
c. to repay the Allies for their losses
a. to protect American interests
d. to prevent fbture wars
b. to punish German militarism
- 16. Which of the following does NOT describe how Americans responded to the
need for additional armed forces in 1917?
a. Men responded to the draft under the Selective Service Act.
b. African American soldiers served alongside white soldiers.
c. Men and women of every ethnic group volunteered to serve.
d. Recently arrived immigrants joined the armed forces.
Use this quotation and your knowledge of
social studies to answer questions 17 and 18.
-17. Which foreign policy principle is
defended in the quotation?
a. militarism
c. imperialism
b. isolationism d. pacifism
-18. Which of the following is the BEST
from a speech by Senator William
E. Borah, November 19,1919
". . . tell me what . . . protects the doctrine laid down by the Father of his
Country. That [doctrine] is surrendered, and we are a part of the European turmoils and conflicts from the
time we enter this league. . . ."
interpretation of the quote?
a. George Washington's neutrality policy is no longer necessary.
b. The United States must join the League of Nations to avoid another
world war.
c. The United States must accept its responsibilities as a world leader.
d. The League of Nations is the type of entangling alliance the United States
should avoid.
- 19. Which of the following was a result of the sinking of the Lusitania?
a. the Treaty of Versailles
b. the Russian Revolution
c. the Sussex Pledge
d. the Zimmerman telegram
- 20. Which of President Wilson's goals for the Paris Peace Conference was successful?
a. the formation of Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia
b. peace without victory
c. Senate acceptance of the Treaty of Versailles
d. a limit on punishment for the defeated powers